Retail

As part of its announcement today talking about 2009’s down-but-not-disastrous UK software sales, ELSPA and GfK-CharTrack have revealed format-specific data. Nintendo Wii ‘stormed the field’ with software sales of over 18 million units in the UK – meaning it is still number one software format in terms of units sold. …

The official figures from GfK-ChartTrack are in – and the UK games market’s total value for 2009 was down on 2008, but the sector still managed to generate billions in revenue. ELSPA has today revealed that official data pegs the annual sales figures for the UK games market pegs total …

Rapidly growing UK retailer The Hut has revealed that its network of websites saw a 188 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of orders it received in the six weeks over Christmas. In the same period international revenue soared 240 per cent year-on-year. We are extremely happy with these …

Koch Media has announced it has picked up the distribution rights for S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat. Under its new partnership with the game’s publisher bitComposer Games, Koch will handle the game in the UK, Nordic and Italian markets. After the distribution success we saw with S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky, we are …

While rival Activision seems keen to up the price that gamer’s fork out on their favourite hobby, EA has claimed that consumers can expect to see games come down in price some time in the future. I think that we’re going to start to see – maybe not in the …

John Lewis has revealed that its Christmas sales were up 12,7 per cent compared to the year before. The retailer took home more than 500 million over Christmas, with sales driven by beauty, fashion and home products. The home and electrical department also saw sales increase be 11.4 per cent. …

Though Christmas day is behind us, IP holders have been given a late festive present with news that another high-profile BitTorrent site – Gary Fung’s IsoHunt – has been closed following a successful prosecution in California. A US District Court judge found that Fung and his site had infringed copyright …

The latest albums from the Black Eyed Peas, Cheryl Cole and Susan Boyle can now be bought at GAME stores. The retail chain has begun stocking Top 20 CDs as Christmas stocking filler items, with the range currently found in 200 outlets in the UK and also at GAME.co.uk. The …

With fellow bookie Paddy Power having already paid out on what it believes is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s victory in this year’s battle for the Christmas number one crown, Ladbrokes has now added that Activision’s shooter is almost certain to win the battle. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare …

Codemasters will ramp up its digital games output next year – as it brings sequels to its strongest franchises to market in a bid to grow its business. The firm celebrated a return to form in 2009, with Ashes Cricket, Dirt 2 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising all hitting top …